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The Great Victory, Wilson or the Kaiser? The Fall of the Hohenzollerns

Jan 1, 1919 · 1h 0m
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Drama
War

PLOT

After a prologue where we are shown the backgrounds of Wilhelm II and Woodrow Wilson, we see the story of Conrad Le Brett from Alsace-Lorraine. Forced to fight for Germany Conrad, sees soldiers taking girls into a church to rape them and kills one who murders a baby. Shot in the encounter he is taken to a Brussels hospital run by nurse Edith Cavell where he falls in love with American nurse, Amy Gordon. After Edith Cavell assassination and the murder of Conrad’s sister Vilma by the evil Lieutenant Ober Conrad honors her dying request that he go to America and defend Alsace-Lorraine's reputation. Once there he convinces President Wilson that Alsatians should be allowed to enlist. Fighting with the "doughboys," Conrad kills Ober, and after the armistice, returns to Amy.

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CAST

Creighton Hale
Conrad Le Brett
Edward Connelly
Paul Le Brett
Helen Ferguson
Amy Gordon
Frank Currier
William Gordon
Frederick Truesdell
Woodrow Wilson
Henry Kolker
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Joseph Kilgour
General Von Bissing
Margaret McWade
Nurse Edith Cavell
Directed by Charles Miller

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Screen Classics Inc.
Country
US

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